A new paradigm for vj-ing with Modul8

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Aside from other distractions, over the last few months I’ve been building the next version of Gener8. Here are the plans for the next release:

Some of these features are planned, others are already working! Most of these will be implemented for version 0.6.

• Novation Launchpad support.
Launch clips directly from a Novation Launchpad! The layout of the Novation Launchpad was such a good match for Gener8’s Launchpad module that I simply had to try this – and it works really well.
View a bank of clips, one page at a time. Trigger them individually or by row with the Launchpad’s scene buttons. I’ve implemented some transport controls, tap time etc. too. This layout works in the Launchpads ‘User 2’ mode, allowing you to switch between Ableton Live control, and Gener8 simply.

• Faderfox Micromodul8 support.
The new dedicated MIDI controller for Modul8 by Faderfox will also be getting the Gener8 treatment. While the Faderfox is mostly suited to manipulating controllers for each layer, I will be integrating support for clip triggering.

• Syphon Input support for clips. Each Launchpad clip can be set to a specific syphon source, so you’ll be able to trigger your syphon input sources in time. (Modul8 version 2.7 required – currently still in beta)

Yes, a true timeline module at last…
There has been many posts written about building a timeline module for Modul8, and now I have a working implementation at last. This is the first concept so it’ll be interesting to see what everyone makes of it.

This module is a layer contextual module, which means that it will only show the data relevant to the focused layer. I’ve done this to keep the footprint down. The actual recording and playback is all handled by the Launchpad module. This timeline module simply allows for visualisation and editing.

I have actually been planning this timeline phase of Gener8 from nearly the beginning, and I’ve had a working sketch of this module for over a year. A timeline for live performance software is almost unnecessary, but from the standpoint of the Gener8 modules, it seemed like a logical progression. No doubt its form will develop in time too.

I’ve also been doing some serious bug fixing, rebuilding the core to improve clip transitions, and performance improvements too.

Release Date?

If all goes to plan I should have something ready for everyone to play with some time in April. No promises though.